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online haiku workshop

REGISTER TO THE NEXT WORKSHOP I’ve been thinking about hosting an online haiku workshop for a while, and this may be the right time to give this experiment a try. Just like our workshops at the Naviar Haiku Fest, we’ll analyze the rules for writing a haiku and its structure,[…]

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4 Years of Naviar

Four years ago today the Haiku challenge began, Naviar's first and longest music challenge with its 209 haiku assignments to date. This is the day when I always think of what Naviar did during the year that just ended and what it'll do in the following 12 months. (naviarhaiku001 -[...]
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Spotlight – Africa Haiku Network

For the last month Naviar published poems written by members of the Africa Haiku Network, a blossoming community of African haiku poets founded in 2015 which aims to promote the relatively new form of traditional Japanese poetry in the African continent. I asked a few questions to Adjei Agyei-Baah, co-founder[...]
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Spotlight – Rob Forest

Last week I asked a few questions to songwriter-poet Rob Forest, the author of naviarhaiku 179 and 180. Rob's works are strongly influenced by daily meditation and his relationship with the natural world; as a result, his music and lyrics evoke a unique sense of calm and depth. Tell us[...]
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Spotlight – earthborn visions

Last week Naviar released relief. silence comes, a compelling and challenging experimental album by earthborn visions, which have already received some extremely positive reviews. In this episode of Spotlight we have a chat with Mike Sweeney (aka earthborn visions) about his creative process, music equipment and future projects. relief. silence[...]
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3 years of Naviar – Thank you

It seems incredible that 3 years ago today, the first Haiku challenge received its first entry. At the time Naviar didn’t have a website, just a Tumblr page and a Soundcloud group, but the community that started on that day grew to become the thriving creative environment we know today.[...]
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Spotlight #13

This week's Spotlight: Best of Ambient 2016 by 22tracks, nox tempesta + Wings of an Angel's latest collaboration and SAM KDC's Cycles of Perspective; open call for Sound Thought 2017 and an inspiring article about personal refinement. Articles Self-Refinement Through the Wisdom of the Ages: New Year’s Resolutions from Some[...]
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Spotlight – Andrulian, Earthborn Visions, Scott Lawlor

This week three concept albums from participants in Naviar's challenges caught my attention for their diversity and intriguing sounds: I hope you'll enjoy them as much I do. Earthborn Visions / Window The music included in Earthborn Visions’ latest release is intense and truly inspiring. With ten delicate ambient tracks[...]
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